Pongrácz Surname
Approximately 3,374 people bear this surname
Pongrácz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3,180 | 1:3,087 | 353 |
| Slovakia | 98 | 1:54,454 | 10,534 |
| Romania | 49 | 1:409,752 | 33,339 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Pongracz (1,236) & Pongràcz (1) are calculated separately.
Pongrácz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pongrácz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pongrácz occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pongracz or Pongràcz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pongrácz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 133,601st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,159,913 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pongrácz live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name Pongrácz is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 3,180 people, or 1 in 3,087. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 19 percent live, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 15 percent live and Pest County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Hungary this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Romania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pongracz | 96 | 1,236 | / |
| Pongràcz | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pongrác | 93 | 104 | / |
| Pongrátz | 88 | 18 | / |
| Pongráczová | 84 | 109 | / |
| Ponggracz | 82 | 2 | / |
| Pongrac | 80 | 1,588 | / |
| Pangrác | 80 | 296 | / |
| Pongraz | 80 | 26 | / |
| Pongrácová | 78 | 67 | / |
| Pongratz | 75 | 5,846 | / |
| Pongrace | 75 | 49 | / |
| Pongrotz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pomgracz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pongrazz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pongraczova | 74 | 9 | / |
| Pongra | 71 | 4 | / |
| Phongrach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pangrácová | 67 | 285 | / |
| Pangrac | 67 | 268 | / |
| Pograjc | 67 | 220 | / |
| Pongrat | 67 | 115 | / |
| Pangraz | 67 | 66 | / |
| Pongrod | 67 | 34 | / |
| Pongrot | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pongras | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pongray | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pongracova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pogratz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pongrai | 67 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pongrácz
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